ROME.Time - the "lack" of it invoked repeatedly by delegations - acquired a
decisive weight Wednesday in determining the outcome of the Rome conference on the
establishment of an International Criminal Court (ICC).

ROME.United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan reminded the Conference that
"time is running short" for solving unresolved questions, in a letter sent
Wednesday to the Conference president, Giovanni Conso.

ROME.The like-minded states are short of 38 votes to achieve the minimum support
needed to establish a strong and independent International Criminal Court (ICC), the
Conference president, Giovanni Conso, said in an interview with the Roman daily 'Il
Corriere della Sera' Wednesday.